The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1887-11-24
TERRITORIAL NEWS.
Items of Interest From Both Sides
of the Divide.

of the Divide.
Notes Clipped and Condensed From
Exchanges Published Within
the Territory.
Bozeman has the measles
J. J. Fallon, Union Pacific agent at
Helena has resigned his position.
A racing and fair association has been
organized in Missoula with capital
stock of $25,OOO.
One hundred live pigeons have been re-
,eived by the Butte Rod and Gun Club
,or their prize shoot.
James Murphy was killed in the Ana
,onda mine last Thursday by having an
iron bar thrust through his groin.
Louis Planta, an italian, working on |
the tunnel near Basin, Jefferson county,
was killed last Sunday by land slide.
The Union Pacific has arranged to
meet Helena rates from the east after
November Is, on all Montana points.
W. H. Raymond has shipped eighteen
head of trotting horses to Kentucky, and
a pair of matched geldings to Chicago
iner.
The Indians in northern Montana are to
be removed south and west to prevent the
frequent troubles caused by their raiding
across the border.
Eleven hundred men are at work on
the old and new smelters, at Anaconda.
The product of matte maintains it's aver
age of twelve cars a day.
The blacksmith shop of John NJ. Chap
man, at Stevensv1lle, together with its
contents, was destroyed by fire last week.
Loss, $1,000; no insurance.
eve Of his departure for the east.
A man working for the Montana Cn-
ion vas seized with temporary NJ OF
insanity while drinking In a Butte sa-
loon last week, and for awhile maze
things lively.
When the jury in the Golfer case a
Miles City acquitted the defendant las
week they received severe reprlman'
from Judge Bach and were barred 1ton
further jury duty.
Independent: Sheriff hainaw"y Id
race;ved from the Sheriff OF Jeterso
+ county the person of John Hart and n m
third trial for the murder OF John v
Pitts. at Boulder, began in Helena las
y Tuesday.
Miner: The namo of Lingg is anon
- +h, most notorious in America, and pro
q ably will be as long as any OF the 1aml
:, live. Ed. Lingg is now i'll Jail here'
20 raising an anarchial disturbance at
in Washington Brewery.
as The Northern Pacific railroad compa
OF vii, not only refuse to obey the late orr
ne of the state railroad commissioner, reo'
10 mo nassenge: rates to three cents
he mile. but will resist every attempt TO
or force it by On appeal to the fede
courts.
,co A check drawn on Clark
,er. Larabie for $50, in favor OF IL
te. King and signed A. ". McCune
- cashed by Main street saloonkee
As the check proves to be a forser!
! aforesaid saloon keeper is some"
.llic riled.-Iiiner.
der :,
mes independent: A recent number OF
1lee 1rr Chicago Times publishes tho name
,r prize takers at the Fat Cattle sho'
ston Gently held in Chicago. }. l.. sml'
tcr- Alzada, Montana. in the Yellowstone
and an! lev. is credited with having taken b
de- de-, dozen prizes and is the only Monta
represented in the prize list.
pine ~
lwl,. WI Boulder Sentinel: The famous
t IN, conflict case of A. T. Bripht ct al. VI
ana Elkhorn mining company, has beel
.or;h cided by the commissioner OF the ge
fcet, land Office in favor OF the de1enc
heres This is the case of the alleged slight
flict of the Sophia and a. NJ. Holte
) Mon- .r latter being that from which the Eli
company is now taking its ORE
John Cunning, aprivate IN Con
K. Third Infantry, committed 81
II last Saturday evening in the quart
his company, by shooting himself I'd
the head with his rife. lie nae
o., ,a drinking somewhat heavily preVlf
e j. his death. which is the only caus
as ase.i 70 can be aesigno3 wi3i5!: ,ro..',iec ~
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